Revolving toy.



A. B. TILTON.

REVOLVING TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10. 1915.

1,223,643., Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

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REVOLVING TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2 .1, 1917.

Application filed May 10, 1916. Serial No. 96,671.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAM B. TILTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bayhead, in the county of Ocean and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Revolving Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy and more particularly to a wind propelled device, and it has for its object to provide amusement devices automatically propelled by air current.

A very important feature of my invention is the novel manner of associating the elements so that the same may substantially withstand great wind pressure.

With these and other objects in View the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

F ig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the boat.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of the boat showing the cooperation between the flange of the track and the projection.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a handle, to the intermediate por" tion of which is connected certain ends of L shape brace rods 2, the remaining ends of which are secured to a circular track 3, formed with an upstanding annular flange 4-.

An arm 5 has one end swingingly connected to the upper end of the handle by means of a pin 6, while the remaining end of the arm houses a rotatable element 7 that bears directly upon the track. Secured to the arm is the forward end of a boat 8 shown in this particular instance as having sail 9 by means of which the arm and boat may be rotated around the handle upon the passage of an air current. The keel of the boat is formed with a projection 10 resting upon the body of the track and arranged in abutting relation with the flange so that the excessive strain to which the parts are subjected by strong air currents may be properly distributed. Depending from the arm Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 6 5 is a rod 11 supporting a figure 12 in the form of a fish. Upstanding from the arm is a rod 13 supporting at its upper end above the sail of the boat a figure 14k in the form of a bird.

In the operation of the device, the air pressure against the sail causes the arm to rotate about its pivot with the fish traveling in a circle below the boat, and the bird in a circle above the boat.

It is of course to be understood that any number of boats may be provided so that air currents in one particular direction will continuously rotate the apparatus.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it should be apparent that I provide a device which is admirably adapted for the purpose for which it is intended, that the device is simple, durable of construction and automatically operated, and further may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

What I claim is:

1. A toy comprising a. handle, a track supported by the handle, an arm having one end rotatably connected to said handle and its other end slidably mounted on the track, a ball bearing arranged to reduce friction between the mentioned end of the arm and the track, and an amusement de vice supported by the arm.

2. A toy comprising a handle, a flanged track supported by the handle, an arm hav ing one end rotatably connected to said handle and its other end slidably mounted on said track, and a sail boat having its forward end securedjco said arm and formed with a projection slidable on the track and in abutting relation with the flange of the track.

3. A. toy comprising a handle, a flange track supported by the handle, an arm having one end rotatably connected to said han dle, a ball bearing rotatably mounted in the other end of the arm and running on said track, a sail boat secured to the arm, and an auxiliary amusing device supported from said arm above and below said sail boat.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

ABRAM B. TILTON.

of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

